Business development

Business development in Nittedal

How jobs have changed, where the municipality is exposed, and which industries are related to its strengths. The figures show relationships, not recommendations. Back to Nittedal

Change in jobs 2020–2025

The number of jobs in Nittedal changed by +795 (+10.2%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.

The change in jobs split into national growth, industry mix and local conditions
PartJobsWhat it means
National growth+680If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%).
Industry mix−110Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway.
Local conditions+225The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway.
Total change+795From 7,785 to 8,580 jobs in the industries included.

Industries that did better here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Anleggsvirksomhet 42 +103+134%+10%
Produksjon av drikkevarer 11 +151+23%+12%
Landtransport og rørtransport 49 +66+45%+8%
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 +64+8%+2%
Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 +78+23%+11%

Industries that did worse here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 −72−35%+10%
Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport 52 −74−100%+19%
Serveringsvirksomhet 56 −4−3%+31%
Helsetjenester 86 +47+9%+13%
Annen faglig, vitenskapelig og teknisk virksomhet 74 −12−21%+15%

Employed persons by workplace and industry (SN2007, 2-digit), 4th quarter (SSB 13470). The tables are sorted by local conditions: the change beyond what national growth and the industry mix explain. 2 industries without figures in both years are left out.

How dependent is the municipality on a few industries?

Share of jobs in the three largest industries
33%
Median in the municipality group: 32%
Industries with jobs
59
Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
658
Median in the municipality group: 616

Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.

The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 671 employees in the whole company: Würth Norge AS.

HHI is the sum of squared shares: a higher number means jobs are concentrated in fewer industries. Employees count the whole company, not only jobs in the municipality.

Strengths and related industries

The municipality has a larger share of jobs than Norway in: Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Produksjon av drikkevarer, Trykking og reproduksjon av innspilte opptak, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Oppføring av bygninger, Anleggsvirksomhet, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner. and 8 more.

Industry (SN2007)Closeness to the municipality's strengthsGrowth in NorwayMost related to
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 35%+4%Oppføring av bygninger, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Undervisning
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 35%+6%Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Undervisning, Oppføring av bygninger
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 30%+4%Oppføring av bygninger, Undervisning, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift
Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 30%+10%Landtransport og rørtransport, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Oppføring av bygninger
Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 29%+46%Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Oppføring av bygninger, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift

Related industries often appear together with the municipality's strengths in other municipalities, are not a strength here, and grow in Norway. Closeness shows how much of what usually comes with the industry the municipality already has. It is a starting point for questions, not a recommendation.

The companies driving growth

Companies in the sectors we follow, with their business address in the municipality, sorted by the increase in revenue from the year before (NOK accounts only).

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 13470. CC BY 4.0. Company figures: our calculations from annual accounts (Brønnøysund Register Centre).